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“We are still based on the British model in many ways”

He hails from a middle-class Indian family but went on to the U.S. and made millions. The man behind Exodus Communications and Jamcracker, serial entrepreneur …

‘We look at investing as being equivalent to a marriage’

Recently renamed, Reliance Venture Asset Management Limited (RVAM) was launched in 2006 by the Reliance ADA Group with an investment mandate to incubate new business …

‘We are cautious on pricing, but bullish about demand’

As Managing Director of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd., Puneet Dalmia has taken production capacities in the cement business to almost 10 million ton per annum, …

“Roads create wealth”

The largest public-private partnership (PPP) project in the world just got larger. India is preparing to complete 7,000 kms of roads in a year and …

“Entrepreneurship Can Be Taught”

The Entrepreneur Development Institute (EDI), Ahmedabad, is at the forefront of providing education, training and research facilities for aspiring entrepreneurs. Here, Dinesh Awasthi, Director of …

Breaking the Steel Barrier

As a 7-year-old, Sminu Jindal dreamed of a career making submerged welded pipes. Today, she handles various aspects of the family business, be it waste …

“We Are Trying to Replicate the U.S. Way”

Upon joining Intel as an engineer, Vinod Dham co-invented the flash drive, co-founded the Pentium chip processor and went on to become Intel’s vice president. …

When the Devil Wears Prada

What it means to be a woman entrepreneur…

Why is it necessary to qualify the word ‘entrepreneur’ in gender terms? Does the fact that men are …

Change is needed

Pune-based angel investor and mentor Shrikant Patil talks about why India is actually a Dharavi to the world, and why the government needs to step …

Learning To Fly

New Generation is taking charge at HCL Corp. CNBC-TV 18’s weekly show India Inc Gen Next caught up with HCL Corp chairman Shiv Nadar and …